TLDR News
The UK's Constitution Explained - TLDR Explains
Constitutions are foundational documents which set out how most countries are run. They are held as sacred and individual sentences studied for their true meaning. However, the UK and a handful of other countries avoid all of that by...
TLDR News
The Huawei Hacking Controversy Explained - TLDR News
Over recent months, Chinese telecommunications and electronics company, Huawei has found itself at the centre of international controversy. There has been growing fear that Huawei’s equipment can or will be used by the Chinese government...
Economics Explained
The Weird and Wonderful Economy of Vatican City
This is Vatican city. The smallest widely recognized sovereign state in the world. This tiny nation exists entirely within these walls, but its influence is felt the world over.
TLDR News
Swiss Style Brexit: Is Sunak Un-doing Brexit?
Thus far the results of Brexit have been mixed at best, so with Britain's fortunes looking rough some are suggesting that the UK realigns with the EU. This could involve forging a 'Swiss Style' deal with the EU. So what would that mean &...
TLDR News
Gibraltar Still Hasn't Got Brexit Done.
Gibraltar is the only overseas territory that connects to mainland Europe and it's still struggling to sort out its Brexit arrangements. How did this happen and solutions that are being proposed?
TLDR News
Scrapping the Human Rights Act: Why The Government Want Change - TLDR News
For years the Conservatives have taken issue with the Human Rights Act, and now with the UK out of the EU and their powers increased, they're looking to do something about it. So in this video we'll examine the criticisms of the act and...
Global Ethics Solutions
Bribery and Corruption Awareness - International Bribery Laws and Conventions
This section of the full course provides a basic overview of the most common international anti-bribery laws and conventions including the FCPA or the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery, and the...
TLDR News
Britain’s Blue Passports: Everything You Need to Know - TLDR News.
In March the UK is set to start rolling out their new blue passports. These new design passports hark back to 1921 blue passports Britain held until the 80s when the colour changed to burgundy to unify with other EU nations. In this...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Measuring Economic Democracy
GDP doesn’t tell the whole story. The University of Glasgow’s Robert McMaster explains the Economic Democracy Index, which measures public decision-making at different levels of the economy.
TLDR News
What Will Happen To The UK After a No Deal? - Brexit Explained
With the deadline to the UK leaving the EU getting ever nearer it's beginning to look possible that a deal between the two parties might not be reached. What would happen to the UK on the 30th March 2019 when it leaves the EU with no...
Kult America
Politically Correct Concentration Camp Video
I've said it before, I'm not a historian, I'm not a teacher, I'm just a curious person who visits important places and I give an honest opinion. Whenever I touch on historic topics around the time of the second world war, people go...
The March of Time
1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY
MOT 1948: EUROPE'S POST WAR RECOVERY - montage, shopkeeper in store with empty shelves, boxcar factory, man collecting cigarette butts on the street, men digging peat, animated graphics showing commodity production in Europe.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Can Markets Save the Planet?
Graciela Chichilnisky has a plan to do exactly that. Co-author of the Kyoto protocol, creator of the carbon market, and leader of the “carbon negative technology” company Global Thermostat, she argues that the same mechanisms that got us...
TLDR News
What Does the EU Parliament Actually Do? - Brexit Explained
What Does the EU Parliament Actually Do? - Brexit Explained
The Economist
How Brexit is changing the EU
Brexit once seemed to pose an existential threat to the European Union. But Britain's withdrawal process has had some surprising results—especially when it comes to how other member states view the EU
The Wall Street Journal
Defining Fair Trade 2
Previous administrations, Republican and Democrat, endorsed the current trading system. What are the risks as the trade regime gets a makeover?
Next Animation Studio
European Union rolls out tough new privacy legislation
Businesses operating in the European Union could be fined $20 million Euros or 4% of their global turnover for violating new privacy laws. The fine amount is determined by whichever figure is larger. According to the New York TImes, 4%...
Ancient Lights Media
Ireland
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Ireland.
TLDR News
Can Scotland Leave Britain & Rejoin the European Union? - TLDR News
With the Scottish Parliamentary Elections just around the corner, the topic of Scottish Independence has resurfaced once again. Some Scots are especially keen to leave the UK because they then want to rejoin the EU, so in this video we...
Kult America
World's First Shopping Mall? Istanbul Grand Bazaar
Even though America is the undisputed center of consumerism, it is here, in Istanbul, where the original shopping mall was created. On today's episode of Kult America, I'm discovering the secrets of the Grand Bazaar - an enormous...
The Economist
How the D-Day landings shaped the world
75 years ago allied forces pulled off the largest seaborne invasion the world has ever seen. The D-Day landings helped liberate Europe from the Nazis—they were also instrumental in changing the world order
Economics Explained
The Economics of Poverty
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world's poorest country, with a large majority of its 70 million citizens living in absolute poverty. For a long time, poverty in Africa has been seen as a purely humanitarian issue. But could...
The Business Professor
The European Union: Impacts on International Business and Law
This video provides an overview of the European Union and its impact on international business and law. The video highlights that the European Union provides a framework and uniform body of law to govern trade between its member nations...
Hip Hughes History
The Ukraine Protest Explained in 3 Minutes
You've probably seen the live coverage and footage of the fires and protesters clashing with police in the Maidan Independence Square. Here's a brief explanation of what is happening and why people are protesting against the government....